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A U.S. Marine prepares for an ambush during Jungle Warfare Exercise in the Northern Training Area on Okinawa, Japan, May 25. - A U.S. Marine prepares for an ambush during Jungle Warfare Exercise in the Northern Training Area on Okinawa, Japan, May 25.

Jungle Warfare Exercise: U.S. Marines put littoral combat skills to the test during realistic force-on-force operations

The heavy blades of helicopters thud overtop of the thick jungle canopy where hundreds of U.S. Marines silently maneuver through the stifling terrain to gain a positional advantage against a peer-level adversary. Meanwhile, a platoon of Marines executes an amphibious assault into another remote part of the jungle – swiftly navigating through nearly 20 nautical miles of turbulent coastal waters, flanking the enemy, and immediately entering the fight to control the key maritime terrain. With sweat pouring silently down every green and brown-striped face, the Marines relentlessly battle against their foe across an island filled with mountains, mud, and dense vegetation where heat and humidity radiate endlessly...

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Roads shored up after six weeks of work by Marines on Catalina Island

6/10/2021 - https://www.stripes.com/Theaters/US/2021-06-09/Roads-shored-up-after-6-weeks-of-work-by-Marines-on-Catalina-Island-1665748.html

Why The Destroyer USS Howard Left Port Flying A Bright Red Flag Adorned With An Asian Dragon

6/09/2021 - https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/40971/why-the-destroyer-uss-howard-left-port-flying-a-bright-red-flag-adorned-with-an-asian-dragon

Arctic Challenge Exercise 2021: Finland, Sweden, Norway, US Start Joint Air Force Drills

6/07/2021 - https://eurasiantimes.com/arctic-challenge-exercise-2021-finland-sweden-norway-us-start-joint-air-force-drills/

Bell H-1 military aircraft surpass 400,000 flight hours

6/04/2021 - https://verticalmag.com/press-releases/bell-h-1-military-aircraft-surpass-400000-flight-hours/

Marines land in Novi to perform silent drill, inspire awe, recruit next generation

6/03/2021 - https://www.hometownlife.com/story/life/community/hometown/novi/2021/06/03/u-s-marine-corps-silent-drill-platoon-performs-swears-recruits/7508985002/